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Samuel Welles 1660 – 1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1660

Birth Location: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 28 Aug 1731

Death Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Samuel Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Hollister

Spouse(s): Ruth Rice

Children(s): Mercy Welles, Samuel Welles, Samuel Welles, Hannah Welles, Thomas Welles, James Wells, Thaddeus Welles, Silas Welles

In 1660, Samuel Welles entered the world in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Samuel Welles and Elizabeth Hollister. Samuel Welles married Ruth Rice, and had children including Mercy Welles, Samuel Welles, Samuel Welles, Hannah Welles, Thomas Welles, James Wells, Thaddeus Welles, Silas Welles. Samuel Welles passed away in 1731 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1660, Samuel Welles entered the world in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Samuel Welles and Elizabeth Hollister.
  • Samuel Welles married Ruth Rice, and had children including Mercy Welles, Samuel Welles, Samuel Welles, Hannah Welles, Thomas Welles, James Wells, Thaddeus Welles, Silas Welles.
  • Samuel Welles passed away in 1731 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Welles
1630 – 1675
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Hollister
1642 – 1673
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Rice
1659 – 1742
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Mercy Welles
1684 – 1684
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Welles
1688 – 1688
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
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Samuel Welles
1689 – 1770
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Welles
1692 – 1718
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Thomas Welles
1693 – 1767
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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James Wells
1693 – 1760
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Thaddeus Welles
1695 – 1780
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Silas Welles
1700 – 1754
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Welles's Ancestors

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Samuel Welles
1660 – 1731
Birth Place: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Samuel Welles
1630 – 1675
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Hollister
1642 – 1673
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas ((Governor)) Welles
1590 – 1659
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Alice ((10)) Tomes
1598 – 1646
Long Marston, Gloucs, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert WELLES
1537 – 1610
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
John Tomes
1569 – 1602
Ellen Gunne
1571 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas WELLES
1512 – 1558
Elizabeth Bryan
1512 – 1552
Thomas Hunt
1514 – 1548
Agnes Hunt)
1520 – 1570
John Tomes
1525 – 1548
Alice Harburne
1513 – 1597
Richard Gunne
1541 – 1602
Anne Fullwood
1545 – 1566

Samuel Welles's Descendants

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Samuel Welles (13 Apr 1660 – 28 Aug 1731) m. Ruth Rice (29 Sep 1659 – 30 Mar 1742)
  1. 1. Mercy Welles (15 Oct 1684 – 01 Nov 1684)
  2. 2. Samuel Welles (09 Jul 1688 – 16 Oct 1688)
  3. 3. Samuel Welles (24 Dec 1689 – 20 May 1770) m. Hannah Arnold (20 Dec 1695 – 14 Oct 1765)
    1. 1. Samuel Welles (05 Mar 1724 – 15 Oct 1799) m. Isabella Pratt (26 Jul 1753 – 30 May 1788) m. Abigail ((Mrs Samuel)) Welles (1728 – )
      1. 1. John Welles (1761 – )
      2. 2. Abigail Welles (21 Aug 1776 – 29 Apr 1844)
      3. 3. Samuel Welles (22 Apr 1778 – 30 Aug 1841)
      4. 4. Hannah Welles (8 Oct 1779 – 17 Jan 1841)
      5. 5. Benjamin Welles (13 Aug 1781 – 21 Jul 1860)
      6. 6. Arnold Welles (31 Aug 1786 – Mar 1845)
      7. 7. Isabella (Pratt) Welles (13 Apr 1788 – 23 Apr 1794)
      8. 8. John Welles (1761 – )
    2. 2. Arnold Welles (25 Dec 1727 – Aug 1802)
    3. 3. Abigil Welles (02 Dec 1730 – 03 Jun 1768)
  4. 4. Hannah Welles (22 Nov 1692 – 20 Feb 1718) m. Nathaniel Curtiss (Abt. 1690 – 1761) m. Peter Buell (03 Dec 1684 – Mar 1769)
    1. 1. Peter Buell (10 Jun 1715 – 05 Nov 1716)
    2. 2. Samuel Buell (20 Aug 1716 – 19 Jul 1798)
    3. 3. Hannah Buell (15 Jan 1718 – 22 Mar 1770) m. Dr (Timothy) Kimball (29 Oct 1721 – 28 Sep 1765) m. Samuel Pitkin (Abt. 1708 – 20 Jun 1747)
      1. 1. Timothy Kimball (Abt. 06 Jan 1754 – 02 Mar 1786)
      2. 2. Hannah Kimball
      3. 3. Hannah Pitkin
      4. 4. Elizabeth Pitkin
  5. 5. Thomas Welles (14 Feb 1693 – 14 May 1767) m. Elizabeth Howland (1700 – 1767) m. Martha Hunt (18 Apr 1699 – 17 Feb 1784) m. Martha Pitkin (28 Feb 1692 – 04 Jul 1763)
    1. 1. Lois Welles (1723 – )
    2. 2. Wait Wells (03 May 1724 – 24 May 1819)
    3. 3. Oliver Wells (19 Jun 1732 – 25 Dec 1810)
    4. 4. Eunice Wells (1737 – )
    5. 5. Lucretia Wells (14 Aug 1744 – 24 Feb 1836)
    6. 6. Wait Welles (30 Jan 1776 – 21 May 1777)
    7. 7. Oliver Wells ( – 1783)
    8. 8. Sarah WELLES (14 Feb 1692 – )
    9. 9. Martha Wells (1717 – 1740)
    10. 10. Martha Welles (1717 – 11 Jul 1763)
    11. 11. Ruth Welles (04 Apr 1717 – 05 Sep 1787)
    12. 12. Mary Welles (19 Feb 1718 – 1740)
    13. 13. Thomas Welles (23 Nov 1720 – 01 May 1733)
    14. 14. Elizabeth Welles (15 Nov 1722 – 23 Mar 1804)
    15. 15. William Welles (03 Mar 1724 – 12 Apr 1778)
    16. 16. Sarah Welles (27 Mar 1727 – 07 Jun 1814)
    17. 17. John Welles (11 Aug 1729 – 16 Apr 1764) m. Jerusha Edwards (01 Oct 1732 – 15 Aug 1778)
      1. 1. John Welles (02 Sep 1754 – 09 Jun 1802)
      2. 2. George Welles (13 Feb 1756 – 21 Jun 1813)
      3. 3. Jerusha Welles (21 Oct 1757 – 11 Jun 1803)
      4. 4. Daniel Welles (07 Apr 1760 – 10 Apr 1760)
      5. 5. Isaac Welles (17 Apr 1761 – 1839)
      6. 6. Ashbel Welles (27 Apr 1763 – 1809)
    18. 18. Jonathan Welles (09 Aug 1732 – 27 Jan 1792)
    19. 19. Mary Welles (30 Mar 1735 – 07 Jun 1814)
  6. 6. James Wells (26 Feb 1693 – 02 Mar 1760)
  7. 7. Thaddeus Welles (27 Mar 1695 – 22 Dec 1780)
  8. 8. Silas Welles (21 Mar 1700 – 17 Sep 1754)

Samuel Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1660
13 Apr 1660
Birth of Samuel Welles in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1731
28 Aug 1731
Age 71
Death of Samuel Welles in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1660
    Event Place: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 73010
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1731
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 73010
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [4] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [7] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [3] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013
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